ENG 463 - Literary Theory (w)

Institution:

Tiffin University

Subject:

English

Description:

This course is a study of literary critical theory beginning with selected classical texts, such as Plato, Aristotle, Dryden, Nietzsche, Tolstoy, and others. Approaches such as Marxist, psychological, structural, post-structural, feminist, reader-response, and as well as contemporary theorists, such as Jacques Derrida, Donna Haraway, Jean Baudrillard, Michel Foucault, and Jean-Francois Lyotard will also be discussed and analyzed. Through examination of sample texts and the theoretical approaches to their analysis, students will learn to move from literal to figurative interpretations of a work of literature and to consider multiple interpretations of a text. The interrelation-ships between writer, reader, and analysis will be explored though advanced literary critical theory. This is a writing intensive course. Offered Fall odd numbered years

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tiffin.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 968-6446 ext 6446

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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